A new bar specialising in gin, vodka and rum will open next weekend at a Derbycity centre hotel.

Bogart’s bar will open at the Cathedral Quarter Hotel in St Mary's Gate, Derby on Friday, July 6.

Bogart’s will provide those visiting the hotel with a renovated drinking location, as it takes over the Bar Sixteen premises. The transformation will take place early next week ahead of Friday night’s opening.

The new bar at the Grade II listed building is named after Humphrey Bogart, the original founder of the Rat Pack and a Hollywood icon who was well-known for loving a drink .

James Blick, managing director of The Finesse Collection, the company which owns both the Cathedral Quarter Hotel and The Donnington Manor Hotel, in High Street, Castle Donnington expressed his excitement ahead of the launch.

The hotelier said: “We’re merging with Bogart’s and rebranding our bar, so it’s exciting times for us, providing the next generation of our offering to Derby, with signature cocktails from Bogarts.

“We will be offering themed nights each week. We will have special gin, rum and vodka nights.”

Cathedral Quarter Hotel in St Mary's Gate

Mr Blick’s team are working in conjunction with The Humphrey Bogart Estate and ROK Drinks, a Wolverhampton-based drinks company, to bring the new bar to Derby.

Before heading to the hotel, which dates back to the 18th century, the drinks will be prepared in The ROK Distillery situated in Jackson, California, USA.

The new bar’s Bogart’s Cocktails offering includes the Classic Martini, Rum Sunset and Bloody Mary.

Born in 1899, Humphrey Bogart was well-known for his performances in 1940s film noir movies such as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep. Bogart died in 1957.

Bogart’s famous quote was: “I have character in my face - it’s taken an awful lot of late nights and drinking to put it there."